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An Attempt to Find a Suitable Biomass for Biochar-Based Polypropylene Biocomposites
Oisik Das1, Nam Kyeun Kim2, Mikael S Hedenqvist3
1Department of Fibre and Polymer Technology- Polymeric Materials, School of Chemical Sciences and Engineering, KTH Royal Institute of Technology, Stockholm, 100 44, Sweden. oisik@kth.se.
Abstract:
Four biomass wastes (rice husk, coffee husk, coarse wool, and landfill wood) were added with biochar and polypropylene (PP) to manufacture biocomposites. Individual biomasses were tested for their combustion behavior using cone calorimeter. Biocomposites were analyzed for their fire/thermal, mechanical, and morphological properties. Wood had the most desirable comprehensive effect on both the mechanical and fire properties of composites. In particular, wood and biochar composite exhibited the highest values of tensile/flexural properties with a relatively low peak heat release rate. In general, application of waste derived biochar and biomasses drastically reduced the susceptibility of neat PP towards fire.
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